VGA 2012 Winners

A lot of exciting things happened at this year’s Spike Video Game Awards that was shown two days ago. For those who don’t know Spike’s VGA is held every year recognizing the best video games of the year. Samuel L. Jackson returns for a fourth time to host the show for its 10th anniversary as well as celebrities from the gaming world and Hollywood stars. Awards were given out, world premieres were shown, and a lot of hype was created that night.

Here’s a list of VGA winners:

Game of the Year- The Walking Dead

Game of the Decade- Half Life 2

Studio of the Year- Telltale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game- Halo 4

Best PS3 Game- Journey

Best Wii U Game- New Super Mario Bros. U

Best PC Game- XCOM- Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter- Borderlands 2

Best Action Adventure Game- Dishonored

Best RPG- Mass Effect 3

Best Multi-player Game- Borderlands 2

Best Individual Sports Game- SSX

Best Team Sports Game- NBA 2K13

Best Driving Game- Need for Speed Most Wanted

Best Song in a Game- Cities by Beck (Sound Shapes)

Best Original Score- Journey

Best Graphics- Halo 4

Best Independent Game- Journey

Best Fighting Game- Persona 4 Arena

Best Handheld/Mobile Game- Sound Shapes

Best Performance by a Human Female- Melissa Hutchison as Clementine

Best Performance by a Human Male- Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack

Best Adapted Video Game- The Walking Dead: The Game

Best DLC- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim- Dawnguard

Best Downloadable Game- The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Social Game- You Don’t Know Jack

Viewer Voted:

Most Anticipated Game- GrandTheft Auto V

Character of the Year- Claptrap

We’d love to know why they felt the need to include the word “human” in the performance category.. Bring on the best robot performance award!